title: Impact of an audiology clinic in one general practice.
abstract: There is a large demand for the provision of hearing aids. However, there are lengthy delays involved between referral and fitment of National Health Service (NHS) hearing aids. This report shows that a general practice based audiology clinic can lead to an increase in the number of patients referred and fitted with a hearing aid. The introduction of the clinic also led to reduced waiting times for patients to be fitted with hearing aids.
authors.affiliation: Eli Lilly National Clinical Audit Centre, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Leicester.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khunti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D001298:Audiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies